IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. If you have no prior experience of frying, do not the contents. Limit the oil or butter quantity attempt to use the Futura Hard Anodised Frying to prevent it from spattering out of the pan. Pan without supervision. Our recipes are written 6. Do not put pan with plastic handle or lid with for people with experience of frying. Once you know plastic knob in a hot oven or under a broiler as it the various ways in which to handle the fire, the hot may get damaged. Pan with stainless steel handle oil, butter or other fat and equipment safely, this can be put in an oven or under a broiler (remember pan and this Manual can be used by you fearlessly. to use a pot holder on the handle when it is hot). 2. Always give careful attention to a hot pan, hot oil 7. Do not bang or hit the pan hard with any hard or or butter and flame/heat. sharp object. Do not cut or chop on the pan with 3. The handle of pan should be parallel to the kitchen a metal knife or sharp object. counter – not sticking out. 8. Do not put hot pan in cold water. 4. Do not leave frying unattended. In case oil or butter 9. Do not wash pan in a dishwasher. should ever catch fire, have a metal lid handy to cover the pan. Avoid pouring water on the fire as 10. This Frying Pan is not nonstick – it is hard anodised. this may spread the fire. Some foods will require some oil or water and/or careful control of heat to prevent sticking. The 5. Do not drop food or other objects from a height on pan heats quickly and retains heat well. Excessive the pan particularly when it has hot oil or butter. heat will cause some foods to stick. Read and Gently place food in the pan to avoid splashing of follow instructions in this Manual. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS Hawkins Cookers Limited OR SUGGESTIONS OR IF YOU NEED ANY P O BOX 6481, MUMBAI 400 016, INDIA HELP WITH THIS PRODUCT OR WITH ANY OF ® OUR OTHER PRODUCTS, PLEASE CONTACT TEL (91 22) 2444 0807 FAX (91 22) 2444 9152 THE CONSUMER SERVICE MANAGER AT: EMAIL conserve@hawkinscookers.com 1 Contents Introduction Page Futura Hard Anodised Cookware Important Safeguards 1 Futura Hard Anodised Cookware is made from heavy gauge, pure, How to Contact Us 1 virgin aluminium for fast and even heat conduction. It is hard anodised Introduction 2 to give you a tough surface that will not pit, tarnish or corrode and will How to Use 3 stay looking new for years. Futura Hard Anodised Cookware comes in many useful shapes and sizes to suit your different cooking needs. All How to Clean 3 pans are well-balanced with sturdy, stay-cool handles. Easy Tips for Better Cooking 4 Futura Hard Anodised Frying Pans Adapting Recipes to Different Sizes of the Frying Pan 5 This Manual contains instructions and 12 recipes for all Futura Hard Measurements 6 Anodised Frying Pans: 22 cm, 22 cm (Rounded Sides), 25 cm and 30 cm diameter. The size of the pan is stamped on the underside of the pan. Recipes There is an optional stainless steel lid for each size. The 22 cm pan can Akuri (Scrambled Eggs – Parsi Style) 7 be purchased with a heat-proof glass lid with a stainless steel rim. Your Alu Tikki (Potato Cutlets – Sindhi Style) 7 frying pan will give you years of easy, great-tasting cooking and easy clean-up if you carefully follow the instructions in this Manual. Besan Poora (Savoury Bengal Gram Flour Pancakes) 8 The 22 cm (Rounded Sides) frying pan has curved sides and French Toast 8 extra height to prevent spilling of food when stirring. The sides also Fried Eggs 9 enable the pan to hold as much quantity as the 25 cm frying pan for Hash Brown Potatoes 9 recipes such as Akuri and Sautéed Vegetables. The 30 cm frying pan has a stainless steel handle. The pan can be Mutton Hamburgers 10 put in an oven or under a broiler. (To handle pan when it is hot from an Omelette – Indian Style 10 oven or broiler, use a pot holder or oven gloves). Pancakes 11 Special Instructions for Use of this Frying Pan Sautéed Vegetables 11 The recipes in this Manual are written for the 25 cm diameter Futura Hard Anodised Frying Pan. If your frying pan is 22 cm or Spicy Fish Fry 12 30 cm diameter, you may need to make adjustments in the quantities Breakfast Tomatoes 12 and size of food items, heat settings and cooking times to suit the Glossary (Meanings and Methods) 12 particular pan. See Adapting Recipes to Different Sizes of the Frying Pan, pages 5 and 6. ’HAWKINS’ AND ‘FUTURA’ ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS IN 18 AND 23 COUNTRIES RESPECTIVELY. PRODUCT DESIGN REGISTERED IN INDIA. 2005 COPYRIGHT RESERVED BY HAWKINS COOKERS LIMITED. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY BRAHM VASUDEVA ON BEHALF OF HAWKINS COOKERS LIMITED, MAKER TOWERF-101, CUFFE PARADE, MUMBAI 400 005, INDIA. PRINTED IN 2005 AT RITE PRINT PAK, MUMBAI. 2 How to Use How to Clean Before First Use Avoid ”Baked-On“ Food Remove sticker/label. Remove any adhesive that may be left by the If pan is not cleaned thoroughly, a thin layer of food or grease may sticker with baby or vegetable oil. Wash in hot water with soap or a remain. When the pan is heated next this food/grease becomes mild detergent; rinse in clear water and dry. Do not wash in a “baked-on” and very difficult to remove. “Baked-on” food may be dishwasher. impossible to remove without damaging the pan. Suitable Heat Sources Wash After Every Use Futura Frying Pans can be used on domestic gas, electric, kerosene Always wash pan and lid thoroughly after every use in hot water or halogen stoves. Do not use pan on a coal fire or any source that with soap or a mild detergent and a dishcloth, sponge or plastic scrubber. cannot be regulated. Ensure that the stove surface in contact with the Do not wash pan in a dishwasher. Stainless steel lid and glass lid may be pan is free of grease and dirt. washed in a dishwasher but this can dull the finish. Let pan and lid Regulate Heat cool before immersing in water. For stubborn spots, soak pan in hot These frying pans conduct heat evenly and efficiently so high heat is water (cold water after cooking eggs or milk) about 10 minutes and rarely necessary. When preheating pan on high heat, do not lose track rub with a plastic scrubber. While cleaning, keep a folded kitchen cloth of time so that it becomes too hot. To achieve good results, regulate the or a piece of soft material such as rubber or sponge underneath the heat used with the pan. See Easy Tips, page 4, para 6, 7, 8, 11 pan to avoid damaging the pan. Dry thoroughly with a soft clean cloth. and 12. Do not store food in your pan. Prevent Sticking To make cleaning much easier, immediately after cooking while Some foods will require some oil or water or careful control of heat the pan is still hot, wipe off residual oil with a folded paper napkin or to prevent sticking. See Easy Tips, page 4, para 7 and 8. cloth sufficiently thick to protect your hand from the hot metal and oil. Avoid Scratching, Damage Metallic marks from pan supports may appear on the base. To Do not cut or chop on pan with a knife or other sharp instrument remove such marks: apply a kitchen cleanser, such as ‘Vim’, to the such as the edge of a metal spatula. Do not drop pan or bang it with marks and rub with an abrasive kitchen scrubber, such as ‘Scotch-Brite’ hard or sharp objects. Plastic handles and knobs and glass lids can break under a sharp or forceful blow – handle with care. or fine steel wool. Do not bang pan on pan supports. Do not drag pan across the pan If you get “baked-on” food, you may try the following method supports – lift it. knowing that the pan surface may get damaged: make a thick paste of Do not put pan with plastic handle or lid with plastic knob in a hot a cleaning powder such as ‘Vim’ and apply it to the “baked-on” food. oven or under a broiler as it may get damaged. Wait 5 to 10 minutes. Scour with steel wool using a circular motion. Wash. 3 Easy Tips for Better Cooking 1. Read the entire recipe before beginning to work. If your pan is various heating times and settings for the different sizes of pans and 22 cm or 30 cm diameter see Adapting Recipes to Different Sizes the oil. To minimize sticking of dosa: before heating pan, rub 1 of the Frying Pan, pages 5 and 6. Note any adaptations to the recipe. /4 tsp/1.3 ml vegetable oil using a clean cotton cloth or paper napkin Assemble and prepare all ingredients. Follow recipe step-by-step. on the inside base of pan. Heat pan on medium-high heat till oil just begins to smoke. Reduce heat to medium. This is the point to pour 2. Information on weights and measures is on page 6. batter into pan. Heating pan to the correct temperature is critical: if 3. Unless otherwise noted, in the recipes: pan is heated beyond the point when oil just begins to smoke, pan will • All foods are to be appropriately cleaned and washed.